Mar. 07, 1998 Day No. 66            Ship Location: 09o25'S, 66o21'E

The satellite images show further weakening of ITCZ in the Indian Ocean Sector and there are no areas of strong convection. Both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal are cloud free. Sagar Kanya is located in the area of patchy clouds associated with extratropical cloud band. Cloud images and photographs from Kaashidhoo show marginal cloud cover. The model analyses indicate boundary layer flow from N or NW.